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Core Handwriting Traits
The four primary signals every analyst looks at first: slant, pressure, size and baseline.
- Emotional Expression, Slant
How the direction letters lean hints at how openly a person shows feeling.
- Depth of Feeling, Pressure
How hard the pen presses into the page suggests the depth and intensity of feeling.
- Social Appetite, Size
How big or small a writer forms letters hints at their comfort with attention.
- Outlook, Baseline
How the line of writing rises, falls or stays level hints at current mood and outlook.